"They didn't want to be water any longer- they admired the night sky, the stars, and the universe beyond. She would grant them their need, but it's a lot to ask, for creatures that used to be oil."

Recently accepted into Ballistic Publishing's Exotique 3, this picture is based on an image I made back in July 2004. They were only oil back then- perhaps they grew greedy over the 3 years since. See the original image here: [link]
I've tried to stay true to the original characters, trying to keep the same look to the creatures, and keep the stretch-limbed, spiky hair girl looking pretty well the same as the original.

I started this picture back in January last year, and after abandoning it many times, and slowly chipping away at it, I finally put this picture to bed. I tried a lot of new things with this painting. I typically rely heavily on multiple layers, but only used one in this painting. It's the first time I've painted water, the first time I've "painted" stars, and many more things. It was a time for experimentation. And there are a lot of things I will be sure to avoid in future.

Painted exclusively into Photoshop with my Wacom Intuos 6x8.